Harper Ben - Burn One Down guitar chord

Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 12:46:14 +0200

From: dperret

Subject: h/harper_ben/burn_one_down.crd

Artist : Ben Harper

Song : Burn one down

Album : Fight for your mind

Transcript by Damien PERRET

Your should first turn your guitar 1 step down to play this

song, i.e guitar is tune as

dAFCGD

Riff 1 :

  G                     C   G  

d|--------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------|

F|--------------------------------|

C|--0-------0-----------------0---|

G|--2-------2-----0-2---3-2-0-----|

D|3-3---3-3-3---3-----3---------3-|

Riff 2 :

  G                     C     G

d|------------------------------|

A|------------------------------|

F|------------------------------|

C|--0-------0-------------------|

G|--2-------2-----0-2---3--2--0-|

D|3-3---3-3-3---3-----3---------|

Intro :

Riff 1 x2

Riff 2 x1

Riff 1 x1

Riff 2 x1

Verse

G                                E

Let us burn one from end to end

    A                        C

And pass it to me my friend

G                                E

Burn it long we'll burn it slow

A                       C  

To light me up before I go

Chorus :

   (use same chords as for verse)

If you don't light my fire

Then don't come around

'Cause I'm gonna burn one down

Yes I'm gonna burn one ... down

Riff 1 x3   Riff 2 x1

Verse 2 :

My choice is what I choose to do

And if I'm causin no arm it should no borrow you

You're choice is who you choose to be

And if you're causing no arm then you're alright with me

chorus :

Riff 1 x3   Riff 2 x1  

Verse 3 :

Herb the gift from the earth

And what from the earth is of the greatest worth

So before you knock it try it first

Oh you'll see it a blessing and not a curse

Chorus

   then end with riff 1, with slight changes.

Note, this song can be played with the guitar tune in

eBGDAE, and the chords become

G -> F

E keeps E

A -> D

C -> Bb

Enjoy